Cynanchum arizonicum

Cynanchum arizonicum
Arizona swallow-wort
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Cynanchum
Species: C. arizonicum
Binomial name
Cynanchum arizonicum
(A. Gray) Shinners
Synonyms
  • Metastelma arizonicum A. Gray
  • Metastelma watsonianum Standl.

Cynanchum arizonicum, the "Arizona swallow-wort" or "Arizona climbing milkweed" is a plant native to Arizona, New Mexico and Sonora. It is twining, herbaceous vine with whitish to yellow flowers, growing in rocky slopes and canyons of desert mountain ranges.[1][2][3]


References

  1. Sundell, A. 1993. Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:169-187.
  2. Shinners, L.H. Sida 1(6): 365. 1964.
  3. Gray, A. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 85. 1883.
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